Michel Martin
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Roberta Flack, Grammy-winning 'Killing Me Softly' singer, has died at age 88
Singer Roberta Flack died yesterday at the age of 88. She won two Record of the Year Grammys in a row in the 1970's with "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" and "Killing Me Softly with His Song."
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Morning news brief
More than 170 migrants held at Guantánamo flown back to Venezuela, no injuries reported after 3 buses explode near Tel Aviv, and the Trump administration fires more than 200 FEMA employees.
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Investigation finds online dating conglomerate slow to ban users accused of assault
NPR speaks with reporter Emily Elena Dugdale about an investigation into online dating conglomerate The Match Group that found the company is slow to ban users after they're accused of assault.
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Former Latvian PM Karinš gives a view from the Baltics of the U.S. U-turn on Ukraine
NPR's Michel Martin asks Krišjanis Karinš, former prime minister of Latvia, about the view from the Baltics of America's U-turn on the war in Ukraine.
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Morning news brief
President Trump escalates attacks on Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, NPR analysis shows DOGE savings claims don't add up, and Hamas releases the bodies of four Israeli hostages.
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What have U.S. sanctions on Russia achieved since the war in Ukraine began?
Three years after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine began, what have U.S. sanctions achieved? NPR talks to Edward Fishman, author of "Chokepoints: American Power in the Age of Economic Warfare."
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What is happening to the availability of mortgage insurance in disaster areas?
NPR's Michel Martin asks Ben Keys of the University of Pennsylvania about the availability of mortgage insurance in regions where disasters like fires and floods make insurance costly or scarce.
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The War and Treaty kicks off the party with 'Plus One'
Part of a growing number of Black artists being embraced by the Nashville country-music machine, The War and Treaty is the husband-and-wife duo of Michael & Tanya Trotter. Their new album, Plus One, infuses country with gospel, bluegrass, rock and whatever else inspires them.
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European leaders unhappy U.S. and Russia excluding them from conversation on Ukraine
European leaders are meeting in Munich to discuss threats to global security. And they are not happy about the U.S. and Russia excluding them from the conversation about Ukraine.
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Morning news brief
Resignations shake up the DOJ, the ACLU and other advocates sue for access to migrants moved to Guantánamo Bay, immigration poll shows growing support for restrictions but deep divisions remain
